Britain

Britain’s MI6 spy agency names first female chief

It's a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain's MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she'll be C.

Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia, and to Trump

Like other NATO members, the U.K. has been reassessing its defense spending since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

One city prides itself as the cradle of the working class. Here’s why

As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace of the very concept of the working class.